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Celebrating the State Library of Arizona

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Thursday, May 5, 2016

Did you know the Arizona State Library is over 100 years old? Established on March 24, 1915, the State Library’s original purpose was to help Arizona legislators.

Under the direction of Con Cronin, the state’s Law and Legislative Reference Librarian, the State Library also helped shape early laws and influence legislation. In 1938, State Librarian Mulford Winsor oversaw the expansion of the State Library in the new addition to the State Capitol. In 1978, the original 1901 section of the State Capitol became the Arizona Capitol Museum.

The State Library continued to grow over the years, adding the Records Management Center, the Arizona Talking Book Library, and the Polly Rosenbaum Archives and History Building. Join us in celebrating the Arizona State Library with the resources found at DAZL, the Digital Arizona Library Collection.

“Frame of the 1938 Arizona Capitol Addition,” 1938, Arizona Archives Historic Photographs, Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records, History and Archives Division.